I work in a small Tool and Die shop where we are required to do a small
amount of welding on the odd work piece. My boss was tellin gme about
welders in Europe having to wear lead aprons because of the radiation
released during welding. Now I've Googled on this subject and the only
hit I get that is of use is this one
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id 909
and while it does mention X-ray radiation:
> can also emit X-rays and many processes use X-ray radiography to determine the quality > of welds.
It gives no figures on the amount of x-rays produced, how much exposure is safe. So I'm wondering if there is a better source of information on this that anyone has? Something comparing it to the amount of radiation you get from a doctor's or dentist's x-ray would be fine. Ken
> can also emit X-rays and many processes use X-ray radiography to determine the quality > of welds.
It gives no figures on the amount of x-rays produced, how much exposure is safe. So I'm wondering if there is a better source of information on this that anyone has? Something comparing it to the amount of radiation you get from a doctor's or dentist's x-ray would be fine. Ken